Well OLO. Lets see some consistency in your editing. Here in this article is a perfectly rational presentation on a subject of legitimacy. The threat posed to world peace from nuclear weapons. On the other hand we have the post from “Keith”. A senseless and insulting diatribe, directed at the Prime Minister and his wife, bearing no relationship to the subject matter at all! I object to his unrelated nonsense as I feel sure will other readers of your otherwise fine website. I think your action to remove his post would be considered acceptable in this instance.

Rudd's nuclear posturing was for the Australian electorate, or possibly to pander to the US's agenda against Iran. Virtually no one else even knows he is doing it, and even less care. Certainly not the ones with the nukes, and especially not those trying to obtain them.

The rest of the article appears to be recycled from other older rantings from the 60s 70s 80s etc, and has all the freshness of week old milk.

hahahahaha Diver Dan supports censorship.

Talk about having a tunnel vision I reckon diver is goggled.

Keith…
Excerpt
The Storm
George J Carroll 2006

Mark well this spell that I will tell
Of rainbows lost from view.
Where billowed clouds spoke out loud
And only thunder knew.

Where lightning flashed and I was dashed
Upon my thoughts anew.
The night was bleek and I did seek
A haven that I knew.

I know not why I cast a sigh
When shivers in me sent.
The fear of dread upon my bed,
No words could I have lent.

These were the thoughts that I had fought
Huddled in my room.
I was not brave nor could I save
Myself from sudden doom.

As fears did swell this ghost from hell
Left me a freightened child.
The storm has passed I'm free at last
From fears that once ran wild.

Since your post was granted special dispensation by the editor (a privilege obviously not granted to lesser mortals than yourself). I have enclosed the above poem by George Carroll which with some imagination could be related to the issue of Nuclear disarmament. Appropriately, the book that the poem was extracted from is titled. “No one is perfect” A sentiment Keith that I hope one day you may take on board. And Keith,if in your tight little world of self aggrandisement you notice in the text spelling mistakes, then note they are a deliberate inclusion by the author.

Diver Dan

'Since your post was granted special dispensation by the editor (a privilege obviously not granted to lesser mortals than yourself).'

Really this is news to me. OLO editors have never discussed this with me at all. I very much doubt they would have done as you say. My experience is that they are much too straightforward and open to indulge in such smallminded pettiness.

In all I have read in OLO it is obvious censorship of any political comment or criticism of our elected leadership has been rare.

And boy oh boy wasn't there some really really offensive stuff posted about John Howard and Peter Costello.

But if you think it ok to censor well you are merely towing the 'Party line' on anything at all controversial about our 'angel' of a PM.

As for the poerty all I can says is:

Some of us are born to lead and some are born to follow.

You are always welcome to follow my lead Diver Dan. In fact who said 'copying is the ultimate compliment'?

Kindest Regards

ps In my experience if one has to explain the thrust of literature then the piece obviously lacks the ability to convey the message intended.
pps I think Paul Simon's simple brief lighthearted melodious lyrics have touched you in a very raw place.
ppps Carroll's doom-laden morose metreless piece wallows in fearmongering and points nowhere but to the authors own sad grief stricken mind.

History has proved time and again that treaties are not worth the paper they are written on.